Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-04
OUR AMUSEMENTs.
The Emma Abbott season. ana
Coming Attractions.

llV1 IL "A MI Ul IIAN l+k-s
-.. ru-a ABBOTT season and
Coming Attractions
Los Angeles play .geers always fill thu
Grand when there is really good at
traction on the boards.
Emma Abbott thinks Los Angeles au
diences among the very best she sings tt
in the whole country. She thinks the
play.goers here SO intelligent, discrimi'
mating and appreciative.:
Last night the house was packed with
an elegant audience to hear Vsrdi'a
grand tragic opera ''Il Trovatore." Alb.
bott has been heard here before as
s.Leonora." and this fact was the potent
factor in filling the house. She was in
excellent voice, and sang the score SO
well-as we'll as acted the part with
such verve e-that she was en- rapport
with her listeners in every line that was
allotted her. In the duel scene at the
end of the first act, ami in the great
prison scene at the end OF the fourth
Emma Abbott to the height of the
truly sublime. Versatile AZ the clever
lady il. she shines in her brightest light
in these grandest passages of tragedy.
Her singing last night was brilliant as
the rays from her own great Kohinoor
diamond. She was dressed superbly.
especially in the first scene, where she
wore costume of green, black and
creamy oolOrs, in which there was
world of hand embroidery, there being
great number of water lilies wrought on
the green in hand work Of thousand, of
pearls. The Abbott Kohinoor shone
like star on her in the third act.
In spite of her severe illness, Lizzie
Annandale sang and acted the very exi.
gent role of "Azucena" with great pow
er and artistic skill.
Pruette 10 also badly under the
weather, but SO great IN effort did he
make as completely to conceal it.
The "Manrico" was sung by Monte.
CRITIC with great precision and most tell
ing effect. In the urgent passages he
rose grandly to the occasion in voice and
manner.
In the pretty wood scene where the
Zingari ply their trade, and the anvil
chorus comes the troupe did very effect.
i've work.
Tonight Emma Abbott and her ex-
cellent company will be heard in their
delightful representation of Ambrose
Thomas romantic and brilliant opera, 4
"Mignon." In the title role Emma
Abbott as the poor forsaken waif, in her
equisite and delicate tran ,itions from
glrl to boy aud back to girl again, will
impersonate one of her most sympathet.
ic and charming characters. The opera
requires three prime dome. for brilliant
and correct representation, and as it has
always been one of the best drawing
operas of the Abbott Company's roper.
toire, they give it with every accessory
in the way Of costumes and stage set
tings, and tonight Emma Abbott will
be ably assisted by the charming 80.
prano, Ida Corani, as "Felina," the CO.
quette, and Miss Lizzie Annandale as
Frederick. Senior Michelena will
sing "Wilhelrl Meister." most roman
tic role, and one in which this exquisite
lyric tenor has gained great rsnown;
William Brcderick will give his famous
of "Lothario," aud Walter
Allen will be heard as 'sLaertes."
THE PATTI CONCERT.
It is now an assured fact that Patti
and her excellent company will be heard
in this city. The subscriptions have
reached the sum of So. 500 for this city
alone. There are still goooly number
of desirable seats. but these are fast go.
ing. Those who wish good seat must
get one at once. The chart is at Bart
lett's. The Diva will be here about the
18th instant.
McLain 4 Lehman, to whom the
lovers of amusement are indebted
for the pleasure of the Abbott
season, are again to the fore with the
Marie Aimee Comedy Company. The
Mr.. Chas. Melville, arrived
here yesterday, and the company open
next Monday, giving two nights of
''Mam 'zelle, two nights of "Divorcons"
and two of "Deceived."
A San Francisco critic says of the
at the Bush.street Theater in
that city:
"Aimee, the charming. the piquant,
and the vivacious. is the best come.
dienne on the American stage. and gives
to her performance that French zest and
spirit that no other artistic possesses.
Her acting bubbles over with life and
and her Pretty as Picture
and other songs are charmingly rendered.
In fact, Aimee is of the genius creative,
and what she does is particularly her
own and defies competition. She opened
in her greatest success, MAN 'zelle. in
which she acts the dual role Of the little
French Milliner,' and 'Fleur de Lis,
the star of the Cafe Chan!ant, with such
spirit and grace. She sings . number Of
new songs with good voice and express
sion,"